The Beatles perform first of two shows at Johanneshovs Isstadion in Stockholm 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1964)


Video: 'The Beatles Sweden Stockholm 1964-7-28.flv'

(Tuesday, July 28, 1964, shows scheduled to begin at 6:45 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Central European Time; also on the bill were The Kays, The Moonlighters, The Streaplers, Jimmy Justice, The Mascots, and The Shanes) — The Beatles performed the first of two shows tonight at Johanneshovs Isstadion in Stockholm, Sweden, as part of the second European leg of their 1964 world tour.


Video: 'The Beatles - Sweden Interview' (tonight's concert clip at 5:20)

During the first show both John Lennon and Paul McCartney received electric shocks from unearthed microphones.


Video: 'The Beatles - Live At The Johanneshovs Isstadion - July 28th, 1964'